Demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with human granulocytic ehrlichiosis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1323-1324

  Bakken, Johan S ^a   Erlemeyer, Steven A ^b   Kanoff, Richard J ^b   Silvestrini II, Thomas C ^b   Goodwin, David D ^b   Dumler, J Stephen ^b  

^a SMDC Health System   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYALGIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TICK BITE;

EID: 0032450446     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/27.5.1323     Document Type: Article

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